The United States and Arab allies rushed military aid to Lebanon Friday, boosting its strength ahead of a possible army assault to crush al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, May 25 -- U.S. military aid began arriving in Lebanon on Friday, Lebanese officials said, in order to resupply government troops battling a militant group in northern Lebanon whose leader claims links to al-Qaeda.
The first plane-loads of US military aid arrived Friday in Lebanon, whose army has surrounded Islamists holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp, US officials said.
The United States and Arab allies sent military aid to Lebanon on Friday and the Lebanese army deployed extra troops to a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants this week.
The United States delivered plane loads of ammunition to Beirut on Friday as the U.S. Congress agreed on $770 million in new funds for Lebanon, of which more than a third is for military aid.
Washington has sent military aid to Lebanon where the army is fighting Islamists holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp, US officials said Friday.
A group claiming to be the Levant wing of Al-Qaeda threatened to target tourists in Lebanon if an army siege is not lifted on militants in a refugee camp in the north of the country, according to an Internet statement posted on Friday.
The United States sent military aid to Lebanon on Friday and the Lebanese army deployed extra troops to a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants this week.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Military aid began arriving Friday after the United States said it will rush supplies to the Lebanese army fighting al Qaeda-inspired Islamic militants barricaded inside a Palestinian refugee camp in the country's north.
Lebanon's army warned on Friday it will hit back "forcefully" if attacked by Islamists holed up in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, after a fierce firefight broke out overnight.